HB2981: Criminal charges; effect of dismissal.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bill Janis (R-56)

Bill Janis
(R-56)
Glen Allen, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/15/2007: signed by governor
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- 01/10/2007 Committee
- 01/10/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073385105
- 01/10/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/03/2007 Read first time
- 02/05/2007 Read second time
- 02/05/2007 Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/2007 Engrossed by House as amended HB2981E
- 02/05/2007 Printed as engrossed 073385105-E
- 02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/20/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2007 Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/20/2007 Passed by for the day
- 02/21/2007 Read third time
- 02/21/2007 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/21/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2007 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/07/2007 Enrolled
- 03/07/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2981ER)
- 03/07/2007 Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2007 Signed by President
- 03/15/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 419 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/21/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419)
Summary
Effect of dismissal of criminal charges. States that dismissal
of a criminal charge by a court does not bar subsequent prosecution of the
charge unless jeopardy attached at the earlier proceeding.
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